snoweybear

[sly trellis]

Please be patient

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[dim forge]

Maybe the "Using definite articles" section of this website could help you : https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/definite-article/

[heavy arch]

This is useful, ty.

I want to ask about the last example on the page:
Could

Il faut que l’on commence immédiatement.
instead be said like
Il faut qu’on commence immédiatement.
since the 'l’' is added purely for euphony?

[dim forge]

yes the meaning is the same and both sentences are correct 🙂

the second one is almost always used when speaking casually

[heavy arch]

cool, thanks for the help!

[rose hedge]

Merci! I appreciate the guidance!

It has helped some. What I’m feeling like is that there aren’t many reasons to not use a definitive article? Am I understanding correctly?

[gusty ice]

Yeah nouns without article are waaay rarer than in English